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Museo Textil de Oaxaca — The museum’s geometric brick facade and pink courtyard galleryPhoto: ArribalaLuna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited

Museo Textil de Oaxaca

Museums ·Oaxaca ·Closed
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  • Visit: 50–60 min
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Museo Textil de Oaxaca explores textile art in Casa Antelo, an 18th-century mansion at Avenida Hidalgo 917 in Oaxaca’s historic centre.

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Museo Textil de Oaxaca — The museum’s arched exhibition room with textiles and display cases Museo Textil Oaxaca · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited
Museo Textil de Oaxaca — The museum’s arched exhibition room with textiles and display casesMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Colorful woven textiles displayed along the museum galleryMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Red and cream woven textile with dense geometric patternsMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Black woven textile with white motifs and red fringeMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Black and yellow patterned textile with long fringeMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Cream textile with purple woven bands and knotted fringeMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Bright red woven cloth with bold geometric designsMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Red textile with dark geometric bands and colorful edgingMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Cream cloth embroidered with colorful birds and flowersMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Traditional woven garments displayed on a mannequinMuseo Textil de Oaxaca — Blue woven cloth with long knotted fringe

What's on here

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Why go

  • Collections whose oldest textiles date to the 19th century.
  • Textile designs, techniques and creative processes from Oaxaca, Mexico and around the world.
  • Casa Antelo, a two-storey Oaxacan Baroque mansion.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 20:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday10:00 – 20:00
Wednesday10:00 – 20:00
Thursday10:00 – 20:00
Friday10:00 – 20:00
Saturday11:00 – 20:00
Sunday11:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • Green cantera-stone façade and carved doorwayLook for the green cantera-stone façade and carved doorway of Casa Antelo.Casa Antelo

Know before you go

  • Confirm group arrangements with the museum at +52 951 501 1617.

What's inside

  • The museum shares textile knowledge through conferences, workshops and exhibitions.

With kids

  • School visits introduce students to the museum’s history and take groups through its exhibition rooms.
  • The school programme helps young people understand the value of textile art and connect with the exhibitions.

Tours and audio guides

Guided tour
60 minutes Starts at 17:00 and covers the museum and current exhibitions.

Interesting facts3

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  1. The museum promotes exchange among people, traditions, design and contemporary art.

    Historia - Museo Textil de Oaxaca

  2. The house was known as Casa Antelo during the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Historia - Museo Textil de Oaxaca
  3. 2014

    The first TEXTIM edition took place on 17–18 October 2014.

    Museo Textil de Oaxaca - Wikipedia

History

Ángel de Antelo y Bermúdez made his fortune exporting cochineal, a dye associated with Oaxacan textiles. The convent later became dedicated to San Pablo, where Indigenous residents heard preaching in Nahuatl, Zapotec and Mixtec.

  1. 1529The Convento de Santo Domingo Soriano was founded in 1529; the museum’s site later formed part of its orchard.
  2. mid-19th centuryThe property belonged to Hospital de Belén, a charity led by the betlemitas brothers.
  3. 2002The building’s interior was demolished.
  4. 2006Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú Oaxaca acquired and renovated the site.
  5. 2007The mansion was restored.
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  1. 19 April 2008The museum opened.

Sources: Museo Textil de Oaxaca - Wikipedia · Oaxaca (city) - Wikivoyage (see) · Inicio - Museo Textil de Oaxaca · Historia - Museo Textil de Oaxaca · Visítanos - Museo Textil de Oaxaca · checked 1 Oct 2026

Where
Avenida Miguel Hidalgo 917 Centro Histórico, Oaxaca

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Questions and answers

When did Museo Textil de Oaxaca open?

It opened on 19 April 2008.

How old are the oldest textiles at Museo Textil de Oaxaca?

The oldest textiles in its collections date to the 19th century.

What kind of building houses Museo Textil de Oaxaca?

It occupies a two-storey Oaxacan Baroque mansion built by Ángel de Antelo y Bermúdez.

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